four

[fawr, fohr] / fɔr, foʊr /

ADJECTIVE

having four of something

Synonyms

STRONG

quadruple quadruplicate quaternary tetrad

WEAK

quadrigeminal quadripartite quadrivial quaternate

NOUN

four of something

Synonyms

STRONG

quadrivium quadrumvirate quadruple quadruplet quadruplets quartet quartette quaternary quaternion quaternity tetrad tetralogy

WEAK

quadrigeminal quadripartition

Example Sentences

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This year he will be full of festive spirit however, especially in the city he has lived in since he was four.

From BBC

That happened only four other times for gold since 1993 and five other periods for silver since 1982, according to Dow Jones Market Data.

From MarketWatch

Sweden was home to four of the continent’s top 10 IPOs, PwC said.

From The Wall Street Journal

It is imagining that there are customers who don’t need four doors, the size or the power of a standard truck or the autonomous driving tech of a Tesla.

From Los Angeles Times

Before filing the lawsuit, the Hillside Federation, a nonprofit representing roughly four dozen homeowner and resident associations in the Santa Monica Mountains, challenged the city on one permit approval it found particularly egregious.

From Los Angeles Times